Geopolitics and International Affairs (915M1)
Geopolitics and International Affairs
Module 915M1
Module details for 2021/22.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
Geopolitics and Grand Strategy is designed to provide students with an overview on the changing nature of contemporary geopolitics, great power foreign policy strategies and world order in the context of globalisation and against the background of the major historical and epoch-making shifts of longue dure - economic and civilisational - which are challenging the western-centric nature of modern international society. The first part of the course will present the contemporary debate on world order and explore the current revival of geopolitical thinking as well as a number of approaches to the analysis of the contemporary international system with a particular attention to the issues of multi-polarity, regionalisation and non-western perspectives; the second part will focuse on the grand strategies and foreign policy practices developed by the major powers of the international system; the final part of the course will cover some of the key regional dynamics of contemporary geopolitics, including the Middle East, the transatlantic relationships, the international security in South and East Asia as well as in the Post-Soviet world.
Module learning outcomes
Understand the different approaches to geopolitics and analysis of the international system
Comprehend the grand strategies and foreign policy practices of the major powers of the international system
Understand some of the key regional dynamics of contemporary geopolitics
Formulate academically informed opinions about contemporary geopolitics
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (4000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 2 Thu 16:00 | 80.00% |
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Report | T1 Week 7 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Mx Emilia Moscardini-Powers
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Prof Fabio Petito
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Mrs Daniella Kiernan
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Dr Matthew Ford
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